The two literary readings I have chosen to compare is “The Gift of the Magi” and…
How would you feel if somebody hunts you down the forest or come. The Most Dangerous game and High Noon are both American classics and they both texts play hunting. Both main characters in the text get hunted. Both characters in text survive. Both texts are similar in some way and different in some way. Although High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game have similarities about what happens when the main character gets hunted, patterns in the stories are different.…
Both focus on the power of the people as the only constant and the importance of placating yet controlling them…
I’ve read the book multiple times and each time it has delivered a different message at different level of intensity to me. I’d like to share three of these messages with you.…
However, even though both stories compare in the way the citizens handle the using of a sacrifice and how they seem okay with it, there is also a contrast in the reason behind why the way each society came about the idea of a sacrifice. Through the detailed description of the seemingly poor and rich societies, the reader is able to make assumptions as to why the citizens would be okay with the using of a sacrifice. Therefore, both short stories showed the need of a sacrifice for the citizens to live and be happy, and the stories also show a vast difference in each society and its economic set up. This leads to the reasons behind the societies using of a…
Both pieces were very well written. Although both pieces were written by two completely different women. The characteristics, experiences, and culture of both women make these two literature pieces challenge each other.…
In Sedaris’s reading “Six to Eight Black Men” American traditions versus other traditions in different culture have different ways they celebrate Christmas every year. Sedaris got to meet up with a guy, Oscar, who explained to him how they celebrate Christmas in their culture.…
Compare and contrast the two texts and explain which you find more effective at achieving its purpose and why?…
As stated before, these two poems are very similar in a whole. They both carry a strength throughout their entire poems. The poems also shows people who are overcoming obstacles in their lives, within society, and how it effects them. The dignity and fortitude of the people develop the future of America. Both of these poems also strive to create a better society. In general, both of the poems have a deeper meaning than what is actually stated. Positive messages are also brought forth.…
In the The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, the book portrays a greedy boy and an unconditional loving tree.In the book the boy kept asking the tree for things to help him in life and the tree always had something for him. The tree had unconditional love for the boy throughout his life. The boy kept going to the tree throughout his lifetime. In The Giving Tree the theme states that the tree acts as mother figure for the boy and gave him what he wanted.…
The clear parallelism of the two texts is abundantly clear through the direct quotes, such as, “We hold these truths to be self evident,” which are present in both of these texts despite the…
In both plays there is alot of dramatic irony but also shows revenge and jealousy...…
In both stories the authors focus on the main characters to interpret the theme of good vs. evil. Both of the main characters are seen in a positive light and come from strong family backgrounds. Although these two characters may share similarities, they also have their differences. The major difference is how they carry themselves once evil is presented. Although the two stories share similarities in what it means to be good, the differences between how evil is presented is…
In conclusion both texts illustrate Conformity and the Individual. The characters grow and strengthen due to a change of values and ideals. Conformity throttles change, but when a person grows and actually swaps from one to the other,…
Obviously you can tell that I found it easy to relate to the themes of Animal Farm. I consider this book to be one that all schools should be required to read. It warns about abusing the power that is given and that being power hungry…